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Friday, June 21, 2013

Glitter Gal ~ Teal Blue

If this isn’t your first visit here, then you probably know by now that
I have a crush on holos. I’ve loved them since I laid eyes on them, and I wear
them as often as the sun shines.

I’ve been meaning to try Glitter Gal’s holos for a while, and I ended up
buying three of them: Crushed Ego, Lizard Belly and Teal Blue. Today I’ll show
you the Teal Blue.

I used my regular base coat, and had absolutely no problems with
application: No dragging or bald spots, so there’s no need to use an aqua base
coat for this holo. It took two easy, fast drying coats to achieve desired
opacity. When I looked at my nails first I was a bit disappointed. I mean, was
this it? All that fuss for this?

But then the sun hit it, and man, can this baby shine! Two coats, no top coat:

The holo is very strong, even in low light, and the blue is absolutely
gorgeous in the sunshine. Here’s another shot:

Rainbows – I just love them! ♥

The reason I
wasn’t convinced to begin with was the look of it, out of the sun. The blue is
dustier than the bottle suggests, and I’m not a huge fan of dusty colours. But
the colour grew on me, and after a couple of hours I actually liked it! So yes,
you’re looking at a keeper!

I made a
dotticure out of it. I made a line of dots diagonally across my nails with
Misslyn’s #229, Party on, which is a lovely magenta shimmer, and another line
of dots underneath it with Manhattan & Buffalo #05, which is a
light blue/silver metallic. I sealed it all up with a layer of Depend’s
topcoat, and here’s the final mani:

And a final
shot:

I admit that
I’m not 100% satisfied with this. I like the colour scheme, but I’d like to be
a bit more creative with the dots, if that makes sense.

If you’ve
got good ideas to how I make my dotties more interesting, please feel free to
share it in the comments below. Thanks! ♥